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26:46
- Literature
Triumph Over Affliction
Deborah Eisenberg and Shira Erlichman fought inner conflicts in search of personal peace.
Season 8, Episode
8
01:12
- Literature
Terrance Hayes Reads “American Sonnet for the New Year”
Terrance Hayes reads his poem "American Sonnet for the New Year."
Season 8
13:06
- Literature
The Rhyme and Reason of Terrance Hayes
Terrance Hayes pushes poetic boundaries, but in life has learned to practice caution.
Season 8, Episode
7
26:46
- Literature
- Music
Singular Purpose
Terrance Hayes and Anthony McGill have been resolute in pursuit of their destinies.
Season 8, Episode
7
10:58
- Literature
The Search for Better Worlds
Tochi Onyebuchi imagines worlds that never were, but always grounds them in this one.
Season 8, Episode
5
26:46
- Literature
- Art & Design
World of Words
Tochi Onyebuchi and Stephen Powers are both changing the world, one word at a time.
Season 8, Episode
5
10:37
- Literature
Darin Strauss: A Present Passed
A fatal accident in his teens would come to define Darin Strauss.
Season 8, Episode
3
26:46
- Literature
- Music
Taking Time
Both Darin Strauss and Steven Mackey were shaped by incidents in their teens.
Season 8, Episode
3
09:02
- Literature
The Purposeful Life of Joyce Carol Oates
Veteran writer Joyce Carol Oates is not putting away her proverbial quill any time soon.
Season 8, Episode
1
16:15
- Literature
- Art & Design
The Wit and Wisdom of Garry Trudeau
Garry Trudeau has spent 50 years creating the Doonesbury comic strip and is far from done.
Season 8, Episode
1
26:46
- Literature
Resilience
Garry Trudeau and Joyce Carol Oates’ long careers have been helped by dedication to craft.
Season 8, Episode
1
08:40
- Literature
- Art & Design
- Music
To the Future and Beyond
Afrofuturism is a newer way of framing stories that thrived long before the label.
Season 7, Episode
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